(Credit: Christopher Polk)
Travis Scott AKA La Flame turns 28 today!
To celebrate, we’ve been trawling through the archives to find some of our favourite performances from the rappers touring career. From moshpits, to crowdsurfs, to superstar guest appearances… here’s a look at a few of his most memorable live moments.
1. Fortnite x Travis Scott ‘Astronomical’ Virtual Gig
Over 12 million people people hopped onto Fornite last week (April 23rd), to experience Travis Scott’s jaw-dropping ‘Astronomical’ event – which broke the record for the highest ever number of concurrent players on the gaming platform.
Looking up from an ants point of view, players watched a titan sized Scott roam the cosmic fortnite universe, whilst performing his new track ‘The Scotts’ alongside hits ‘Goosebumps’, ‘Sicko Mode’, ‘Highest in the Room’ and more… check out the stream below.
2. ‘Goosebumps’ Live at Openair Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Cars, moshpits, fire, crowdsurfs… this set had it all! Scott’s track ‘Goosebumps’ went Platinum the same year as this performance.
3. Drake, Travis Scott and Lebron James perform ‘Sicko Mode’ at L.A Staples Centre
Drake turned his set up a notch during the ‘Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour’ in 2018, surprising L.A fans with a string of superstar guest appearances.Travis Scott and basketball MVP Lebron James joined Drake mid tour for this wild performance of Scott’s ‘SICKO MODE’
.@KingJames + @DRAKE + @trvisXX #AubreyAndTheThreeMigosTour pic.twitter.com/5BBHwR9uz2
— STAPLES Center (@STAPLESCenter) October 14, 2018
4. Crowdsurfing… Inside a Bank
Have you ever tried crowdsurfing in a venue the size of your living room? Nah, me neither. This throwback from 2013 sees Travis Scott crowd surfing inside a bank whilst rapping to ‘Upper Echeclon’ from his debut mixtape.
5. Surprising Fans With Kanye West
Kanye and Travis’ long running friendship spans the last decade, with the pair’s close connections to the Jenner/Kardashian family. As music collaborators, their relationship is just as close. This clip comes from the early stages of Scott’s career, after he signed with Kanye’s label ‘GOOD Music’ back in 2012.
6. Travis’ Fan Takes a Jump Into the Crowd
This brave fan took an unexpected running jump into the crowd after being invited onstage at one of Travis Scott’s concerts. Remarkably, no one was seriosuly hurt. Scott’s response- “Oh my f*cking god man”…
7. ‘Stargazing’ Live at Austin City Limits
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, got me stargazin…